Pope Francis at Martyrs Stadium in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, in February 2023. Guerchom Ndebo/AFP via Getty Images March 12, 2023 Pope Francis: the first post-colonial papacy to deliver messages that resonate with Africans Stan Chu Ilo, DePaul University Pope Francis’ papacy is anchored on what he calls a “revolution of tenderness”.
Pope Francis attends his weekly general audience in Vatican City on Feb. 15, 2023. Vatican Media via Vatican Pool/Getty Images March 10, 2023 Francis is the first Jesuit pope – here’s how that has shaped his 10-year papacy Timothy Gabrielli, University of Dayton ‘I see the church as a field hospital,’ Pope Francis once said – not a place where superficial solutions will do much good.
Pope Francis will not ordain women to priesthood. L'Osservatore Romano/Pool Photo Via AP March 5, 2018 Pope Francis won’t support women in the priesthood, but here’s what he could do Lisa McClain, Boise State University The Catholic Church has historically been unwilling to extend full priesthood to women. However, Pope Francis could take the lead in ordaining women to become deacons, a scholar says.